Things To Do In NYC This Week

Here’s a list of events going on in NYC as published by the New York Times:

‘Bending Towards the Light: A Jazz Nativity’ (Thursday) This annual presentation will include performances by the jazz musicians Houston Person, Jon Hendricks, Warren Vache and Wycliffe Gordon. At 7:30 p.m., with doors opening at 6 p.m., B. B. King Blues Club & Grill, 237 West 42nd Street, Manhattan, (212) 997-4144, bbkingblues.com; $35 in advance, or $40 at the door.

‘A Christmas Carol: Scrooge and Marley’ (Sunday) A reading of an adaptation of the Dickens tale by the playwright Israel Horovitz by Theater at Trinity, with audience participation. At 1 p.m., St. Paul’s Chapel, Broadway and Fulton Street, (212) 602-0800, trinitywallstreet.org; free.

Christmas Pageant With a Folk Spin (Sunday) The sound of fiddle, accordion and concertina music will accompany a Christmas pageant staged by the group Nowell Sing We Clear; the event, at 3:30 p.m., will also feature a mummer’s play, an early British performance piece. Norman Thomas High School, 111 East 33rd Street, Manhattan, (212) 957-8386, nowell.eventbrite.com; $25, or $15 for students.

East Meets West Christmas Parade (Saturday) A holiday tradition for five years, this parade celebrates the culture and history of Little Italy and Chinatown with marching bands, Chinese Lion and Dragon Dance troupes other entertainers. Sponsored by the Little Italy Merchants Association, the parade begins at 2 p.m. at Canal and Mulberry Streets.

Grand Central Terminal Holiday Fair (through Dec. 24) This annual holiday fair, featuring craftspeople and items from around the world, will be set up in Vanderbilt Hall. Hours are Monday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. and Sunday from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. It will close at 6 p.m. on Christmas Eve. Vanderbilt Avenue and 42nd Street; free.

‘Holiday House of Love’ (Sunday) Holiday songs with a jazz and gospel flavor will be presented by the New York City Gay Men’s Chorus and the singer Lillias White. Also appearing: Bishop Gene Robinson, who in 2003 became the first openly gay bishop in the Episcopal Church in the United States. At 3 and 8 p.m., Town Hall, 123 West 43rd Street, Manhattan, (800) 982-2787, the-townhall-nyc.org; $40 to $75.

‘A Long Christmas Dinner’ (Sunday) This adaptation of a Thornton Wilder one-act play, which tells the history of the Bayard family over a 90-year period, will feature a twist: several free performances will have rotating casts, one black and one white. Spectators at all of the performances, produced by Brave New World Repertory Theater, will also be able to share food with the casts at informal buffets 30 minutes before each performance. Starting times for each performance (or dinner) are 1:30, 3:30, 5:30 and 7:30 p.m.; limited free tickets for all performances (two per person) will be distributed beginning at noon. Old Stone House, Fifth Avenue, between Third and Fourth Streets, Park Slope, Brooklyn, (646) 389-2691, bravenewworldrep.org.

Lyceum Holiday Marketplace (Saturday and Sunday) In addition to the crafts on sale, this marketplace will also offer family entertainment, including performances of “A Charlie Brown Christmas” on Saturday and Sunday at 2, 5 and 7 p.m. and a “A Verrrrry Brooklyn Night Before Christmas” on Saturday and Sunday at 4 p.m. Admission to the marketplace is free; tickets to each theatrical event are $10 ($30 for four when purchased online), or $5 each with a purchase from the marketplace. 227 Fourth Avenue, Park Slope, Brooklyn, lyceummarkets.com.

New York Studio School Exhibition (through Jan. 13) The works of more than 20 graduates of this art school will be on view daily from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. New York Studio School, 8 West Eighth Street, Greenwich Village, (212) 673-6466, nyss.org; free.

‘The Pipes of Christmas’ (Saturday and Sunday) A holiday show combining scripture, dance, music and the literature of Scotland, Ireland and Wales will feature the Solid Brass Ensemble, the harpist Jennifer Port and the dance trio Local Hero. At 2 p.m., Madison Avenue Baptist Church, 921 Madison Avenue, at 73rd Street, (212) 868-4444, pipesofchristmas.com; $60.

‘The Play of Daniel’ (Friday) The lyrics will be in Latin, but the narration, in English, will include words by W. H. Auden for a staged production of this 13th-century liturgical play, featuring the choir and soloists at the Church of the Transfiguration, 1 East 29th Street, Manhattan. The performance will also include medieval carols. At 7:30 p.m., (212) 684-4174, littlechurch.org; $25, or $15 for students.

Queensborough Community College: Holiday Music Program (Sunday) A program of Christmas and Hanukkah songs, including excerpts from Handel’s “Messiah,” by the Oratorio Society of Queens and the Orchestral Arts Ensemble of Queens, with soloists and conducted by David Close. At 4 p.m., Performing Arts Center, 56th Avenue and Springfield Boulevard, Bayside, (718) 279-3006, queensoratorio.org; $30; $25 for students and 62+; free for children 12 and younger.

‘A Radio Christmas Carol’ (Saturday) A radio play based on the Dickens tale, with appropriate sound effects, presented by Theater 2020. A singalong and reception will follow the performance. At 3 p.m., with doors open at 2:30 p.m., St. Charles Borromeo Church, 21 Sidney Place, Brooklyn Heights, (718) 624-3614, theater2020.com; $20 donation in cash at the door.

‘Ronnie Spector’s Best Christmas Party Ever!’ (Friday and Saturday) Ms. Spector, the lead singer of the Ronettes, will hold forth over two celebrations in one this weekend — a Christmas event and a preview of the new location for the Cutting Room. In addition to holiday song, Ms. Spector will perform rock tunes, including Amy Winehouse’s “Back to Black.” At 8 p.m., with doors open at 7, Cutting Room, 44 East 32nd Street, Manhattan, smarttix.com and ronniespector.com; $40 in advance or $45 at the door; $30 for standing room.

‘Twas the Year Before Christmas: The 2011 Christmas Pageant’ (Sunday) A holiday musical with a twist, based on the book “ ’Twas the Year Before Christmas,” by Ruth Elaine Schram and Scott Schram, with humorous versions of carols and traditional seasonal tunes. Performed by the Children’s and Youth Choirs of the Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church, 7 West 55th Street, Manhattan. At 9:30 and 11 a.m., (212) 247-0490, fapc.org; free.

‘Wassail!’ (Tuesday) Renaissance and medieval carols will be on the program for two free concerts by Voyces, an early-music vocal ensemble, accompanied by several instrumentalists. At 7:30 p.m., the ensemble will appear at St. Mary’s Episcopal Church, 347 Davis Avenue, in the West Brighton section of Staten Island. The group will also appear on Dec. 23 at 7:30 p.m. at St. John’s Episcopal Church, 1333 Bay Street, Rosebank, Staten Island, (718) 873-6458.

Kim Stuart Swidler

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